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41 connected thereby are of such length that the rod 42 and the links may be swung on their pivots from one side of the rod 37 to the other with the links extending toward the rod 17.

The pivotal mounting of the link 41 consists of a simple pivot pin 45 and the pivotal mounting of the link 40 consists of a trunnion 46 journaled in a bracket 47 car ried on the arm 27 and a shaft 48 formed on the underside of the link 40 in axial al-in e vment with the trunnion 46 andjournaled 1n the arm 27 and extending therethrough.

Pivotally mounted on the bosses 43 and 44 on the ends of the links 40 and 41 are short links 49 and 50, the outer ends of which. are formed with alined saddles 51 andl 52 for the receptionot1 the horizontal top and bottom rails 53 and 54 of a rectangular frame 55 which is carried by the links 49and 50 and is rigidly attached thereto by means of bo ts.

The frame 55 comprises the head of a folding bed 57 which may be of any suitable construction and adapted to be swung vertically in relation to the frame 55 from a horizontal to a vertical position. The folding bed 57 may be of any suitable type and forms no part of the present invention, other than that the bed mounting is provided for lemovably supporting beds of the vertical folding type.

Vhen the bed is in the closet 14, as shown in Fig. 1, the arms 27 and 28 will extend into the closet at right angles to the jamb 10; the bed frame 55 will be disposed parallel with the wall 13 with the links 49 and 50 extending at right angles thereto, and the links 4() and 41 connecting the links 49 and 50 to the arms 27 and 28 extending at right angles thereto.

It will now be seen that the bed is carried on ay series of three independently pivotcd members whichwould ordinarily permit the i 45 y bed being swung into various positions on each member independent of the other members, and would readily permit its being moved back and forth through the door opening 12 from one side of the partition to the other in any desired position Within theA range of movement of the pivotally con- While this could be effected'through the mechanism described, in-

.tricatel and inconvenient movements of the various parts in relation to each other would be necessary. Therefore, means are provided by which the several pivoted members will be caused to move in defined paths of travel in relation to each other on movement of any one of their number so that in swinging the hed into its several positions the operator need only effect one operation, namely, pulling the bed frame in a general direction. This is accomplished by the use of a planetary gear system of peculiar construction, comprising a circular rack 58 formed on the link 49 which meshes with an idler pinion 59 revolubly mounted on a stud 60 carried by the link 40, which pinion meshes with an arcuate toothed rack 61 formed on and preferably integral with the bracket 47 carried by the arm 27; a toothed wheel 62 rigidly mounted on the shaft 48 beneath the arm 27 meshing with an idler pinion 63 revolubly mounted on a stud 64 carried by the arm 27, which pinion meshes with a curved rack 65 formed on the outer 'Vertical face of the plate 32.

Inthe operation of the invention assume the parts to be positioned as shown in Fig. 1.I in which the bed is illustrated as disposed in a closet with the door 15 closed. To gain access to the closet for ordinary purposes this door 15 may be swung in the manner common in ordinarily hinged doors, but when it' is desired to move the bed into the room through the door opening this door is swung, moved so that it will he disposed alongside the wall 13 adjacent the jamb 11. The bed frame 55 is then pulled in the direction indicated by the arrow ain Fig. 1. which causes the arms 27 and 28 to swing synchronously on their pivots 29 and 30 in the direction indicated by the arrow --bin Fig. 1. This causes the idlerpinion 63 on the arm 27 to travel over the rack 65 and be rotated thereby in the direction indicated by the arrow Mcin Fig. 1 so as to cause the gear wheel 62 to rotate in the reverse direction as indicated by the arrow d-e in Fig. 1, which in turn operates the shaft 48 to rock the links 40 and 41 inwardly in the direction indicated by the arrow --d-; the links 40 and 41 thus moving into a position parallel with the arms 27 and 28 when the latter are positioned parallel with the wall l13 in the door opening 12 as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4. This inward movement of the links 40 and 41 toward the arms 27 and 28 over the rack G1 carried by the arm 27 td rotate the pinion 59 in the direction indicated by the arrow -fin Fig. 1, Which in turn causes the rack 58 to turn in the direction of the arrow -e in Fig. l, thus rocking the links 49 and 50 toward the links 40 and 41 to turn the bed frame 55 carried thereon in the direction indicated by the arrow i in Fig. 1 so that the bed will be disposed crosswise of the opening 12 when in its intermediate position as shown in Fig. 2. Continued movement of the bed frame will swing the arms 27 and 28 to extend to the opposite side of the partition I13, as shown in Fig. 3; this movement also causing the links 40 and 41, and 49 and 50 to move into such position that the bed will be disposed parallel with the wall 13 in the in and out ci' opening 12, the inmn'ie-m1igears opeming 'im diy-eci h-s @ivo meut e bed. frame over :i d of trai'elieher in moving' im@ 0l' closet. u

1. In a folding bed iiouuting, iie (immbination of a pair o pame 'sp and links, whereby from 011e Siria if Wall i0 f definite ne of mve and be di psi'eci pai'ai lei with tha wail @ther hereof 2. A fcling io moizig @empf pair of pmalei spaceflarm memneis, pivoted to meh of said 1I-ms, sc" pvote $0 *she irsbnamefi link a, carrie 'by tim second-minimi is, a tionziry ir'ctilar Tack? :i pixiimi in @ne La@ arms engaging said me?5 a, i Jurrie@ by he-las-namei arm enga pinion and rigidly cimnecad i@ carried by s id arm, si. rigdy on said arm, a, pinion on @ne of smid 3:51 engaging said hef/maimed mk, and a carried by the link connecei '5.70' gimen carrying ink fue pi'ion timi'ean, said racks ami l 'nicnas adsipe @gemss t0 direct the movements 0fhe iniis mi@ arms on a definite path of 'p'avi 3. Thecombiizin with a had 35mm@ a pair 0:5 nks i@ whisk. saisi had Emme .is rigidy moune., a A @f @iva ci; mms, link connections between, Si, 3L le befors-menonef links? :1315i :L panemy gear mechanism pied Le @param on saiarms and links, W'iebjf swinging ma@ of, the armS or links Wii effec a swinging mow ment of the @they .as anfinks in a @ein path of travel, v

4. A mauning fr siig beds, @0mprsi'ng ar pair of connected mms, pifv'mba supports o .sain arms, inks vili* commedie@ pivotally mounted on ih@ Gua @ms sf said wy Whe@ ne cnsmg;

autr-1i i on im mit@ 53u51 on said arm meshing with said toothed and bed-supporting means carried 'by said wheel and with the curved rack, an arcuate second link. toot-hed rack carried by said arm arranged In Witness that I claim the foregoing I -concentric with said shaft, a link formed on have hereunto subscribed my name this 23rd 5 said shaft, an idler pinion carried by said day of March, 1914.

link meshing with the arcuate toothed rack a second link pivoted on the outer end of the, EDGAR COCKS' first-named link, a toothed rack on said sec- Witnesses: ond link eoneentricwith its pivot meshing MARGUERITE BATES, 10 with the idler pinion on the rst-named link, MARIE BATTEY. 

